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Amid the questions about what Grammy categories Halsey belongs in with her increasingly alternative-leaning music, there’s at least one division where she’ll likely be in contention that cuts across all genres: best music film. She starred in and wrote “If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power,” a 50-minute film that premiered in IMAX theaters Aug. 26 and had its streaming bow on HBO Max Oct. 7. The movie tells a narrative about a expectant queen who falls afoul of her country’s ruling class, with plenty of interstitial silences — pregnant pauses, if you will — and a few bits of dialogue to further set apart a highly ambitious project that had Halsey’s own second-term pregnancy as both a challenge and a boon in filming.
Colin Tilley, the film’s director, and Jamee Ranta, its executive producer (who also took on the role of creative/line producer), talked with Variety...
Colin Tilley, the film’s director, and Jamee Ranta, its executive producer (who also took on the role of creative/line producer), talked with Variety...
- 10/25/2021
- by Chris Willman
- Variety Film + TV
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Before Halsey dropped her fourth studio album, “If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power,” she released a film of the same name, set to her new music, in theaters. Now, HBO Max has acquired her album film, and it will debut on the streamer tomorrow, Oct. 7, in the U.S.
“If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power” (the film) has a limited release in Imax theaters starting on Aug. 3, three weeks before the album debuted. It made nearly $1 million at the box office after running in over 70 theaters around the world.
Before giving birth to her own child, Halsey played the young and pregnant Queen Lila in the album film. After a shocking event, Lila unlocks a paranormal power within and discovers her ability to create and end life. The horror-tinged fairytale explores the labyrinth of sexuality and birth. Halsey wrote and produced the film, and it was directed by Colin Tilley.
“If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power” (the film) has a limited release in Imax theaters starting on Aug. 3, three weeks before the album debuted. It made nearly $1 million at the box office after running in over 70 theaters around the world.
Before giving birth to her own child, Halsey played the young and pregnant Queen Lila in the album film. After a shocking event, Lila unlocks a paranormal power within and discovers her ability to create and end life. The horror-tinged fairytale explores the labyrinth of sexuality and birth. Halsey wrote and produced the film, and it was directed by Colin Tilley.
- 10/6/2021
- by Jordan Moreau
- Variety Film + TV
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